Banks make up the biggest slice of the Dhaka market, but they're far from equal. These 15 stand out for steady earnings, sound books and reliable payouts — with Prime Bank PLC. leading the pack. Here's how they stack up.
Topping the list is Prime Bank PLC. — bank. Profits have been climbing — earnings rose +21% over the past year, and the balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down. The bottom line: top-tier pick.
Read the full breakdown →Next up, Uttara Bank PLC. — bank. Profits have been climbing — earnings rose +5% over the past year, and the balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down. The bottom line: top-tier pick.
Read the full breakdown →Next up, Trust Bank PLC. — bank. The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down, and and at today's price, the shares look cheap for what you get. The bottom line: top-tier pick.
Read the full breakdown →Profits have been climbing — earnings rose +31% over the past year.
It hands shareholders a dependable 10.1% dividend.
Profits have been climbing — earnings rose +16% over the past year.
It hands shareholders a dependable 10.6% dividend.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
And at today's price, the shares look cheap for what you get.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
The balance sheet is in good shape, with little debt weighing it down.
Banks are the biggest group of companies on the Dhaka Stock Exchange — but they're not all built the same. A bank doesn't make money the way a factory does, so we judge them differently: how steady their earnings are, how strong their capital cushion is, how clean their loan book is, and how reliably they pay dividends. The names here are the soundest banks and lenders on the exchange.